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Vai alla Scheda Paese »A man of worth never gets up to unsay what he said yesterday.
— Chinua Achebe
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CTA Partners NCFMRI To Empower Refugees
By Michael Oche, Abuja The Centre for Transparency Advocacy (CTA) on Wednesday held a skills acquisition training for refugees who have fled their country and residing in Nigeria. The training which was done in partnership with the National Commission for Migrants Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons seek to empower the ...
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Nigeria: Oni - Nigeria Requires Investment-Friendly Policies to Boost Growth
[This Day] The Regional Head of Equity Research, West Africa at Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc, Muyiwa Oni, in this interview speaks on the impact of the pandemic on the Nigerian economy and businesses. Excerpts:
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Naira Stable Across Markets
With the continuous intervention by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in the foreign exchange market to improve liquidity, the Naira has remained stable at the foreign exchange segment of the apex bank, Investors and Exporters (I&E) window and the Bureau de Change (BDC) segment trading at N380/$ and N386/$ ...
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Stakeholders To Build N250m Packaging Factory At MMA
Free On Board (FOB) Goods & Logistics in partnership with the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO) and some other international partners have concluded plans to build a N250 million packaging factory at the Murtala Mohammad Airport in Lagos. The partners said the factory was to build what is called ‘Brand ...
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Real Madrid Academy: NFF, Rivers Govt To Camp Youth Teams
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has stated its readiness to partner with the Rivers state government for the camping of Nigeria youth teams at the Real Madrid Academy based in Port Harcourt. NFF’s President, Amaju Pinnick stated this shortly after inspecting the camp facility, alongside the special adviser to the ...
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Ministerio de la Presidencia recorta 70% de su presupuesto
Durante la sustentación del presupuesto 2021 de esta entidad ante la Asamblea, José Gabriel Carrizo, ministro de la Presidencia anunció la propuesta para descentralizar de este ministerio, señalando que se trata de desligar funciones ajenas a su naturaleza conforme a la ley.
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Termina sem acordo audiência entre Embraer e sindicato dos metalúrgicos
A desembargadora do TRT da 15ª Região propôs o cancelamento das demissões e adoção de layoff, mas, segundo o Sindicato dos Metalúrgicos de São José dos Campos, a empresa não aceitou A audiência de conciliação realizada na tarde desta terça-feira (29) entre Embraer e os sindicatos ...
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Lava-Jato de SP denuncia ex-executivos por suspeita de cartel em obras do metrô em 8 capitais
Força-tarefa sustenta que o grupo, batizado de "Tatu Tênis Clube", definia as regras para dividir as licitações e a compensação financeira de cada um A força-tarefa da Lava-Jato do Ministério Público Federal de São Paulo (MPF-SP) denunciou hoje cinco ex-executivos de empreiteiras por suspeita de formação de ...
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BNDES lança linha de crédito voltada para Indústria 4.0
O Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social (BNDES) lançou hoje (29) a nova linha Crédito e Serviços 4.0, que vai financiar serviços tecnológicos avançados e os chamados intangíveis, em especial voltados para a pequena e média empresa. A nova linha visa a modernização das empresas, estimulando a transformação digital e ...
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AUDA/NEPAD Set To Empower Nigeria’s Smallholder Farmers
By Olawale Ayeni, Abuja. The African Union Development Agency-New Partnership for Africa`s Development (AUDA-NEPAD), is set to commence the implementation of empowering smallholder farmers in Nigeria, with free access to farm inputs. The National Coordinator AUDA-NEPAD, Gloria Akobundu, stated this yesterday in Abuja during the virtual inauguration of the National ...
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FrieslandCampina WAMCO Completes Purchase Of Nutricima’s dairy business
By SOLOMON NDA-ISAIAH, …Positions Its Business In Nigeria For Growth FrieslandCampina WAMCO has completed the purchase of Nutricima’s dairy business in Nigeria. In March FrieslandCampina and PZ Cussons signed an agreement regarding the acquisition. Nutricima’s dairy business will be integrated into FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria PLC. Nutricima Limited (the “Company”) was ...
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CNG Faults NLC, TUC Strike Suspension, Seeks Unification Of Electricity Tariff Btw South, North
BY ISAIAH BENJAMIN AND NONYE EKWENUGO Kaduna The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has expressed disappointment with the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) over the suspension of the planned strike action and protest against increase in price of fuel and electricity tarrif. ...
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Lafarge Africa Rewards Customers With Anniversary Promo
By Nkechi Isaac, Abuja Lafarge Africa Plc, the Nigerian operations of the world’s leading building materials company, LafargeHolcim, has launched a promotion to appreciate and reward loyal customers with N120 million as it joins the nation to celebrate it’s 60th anniversary. Speaking to journalists, the company’s commercial director, Gbenga Onimowo, ...
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Historic Golf Book Will Mark New Beginning – NGF Boss
President of the Nigeria Golf Federation (NGF), Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola has said that the new historic golf book titled, ‘Who is Who in Nigeria Golf’ would mark a new beginning for the game of golf in Nigeria. The 500-page book put together by the NGF and an Abuja-based blue chip ...
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Farouk Salim Takes Over At SON
Mallam Farouk Salim yesterday assumed office as the new director ge￾neral/chief executive of Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON). Salim officially took over from Osita Aboloma in a short ceremony at the Conference Room of the Fede￾ral Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment witnessed by the Mini￾ster, Otunba Niyi Adebayo, the ...
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Digitisation Of Govt Activities Will Reduce Corruption – Fayemi
Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State has said that the digitisation of government’s activities would help reduce the menace of corruption in the country. Fayemi stated this while delivering a goodwill message, via zoom, at the 2nd National Summit on Anti-Corruption in the Public Sector with the theme “Together Against Corruption�. The ...
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Polio Eradication: Medical, Health Workers Honour Ehanire, Shuaib
BY PATIENCE IVIE IHEJIRIKA, Abuja The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA)’s branch of the Medical and Health Workers’ Union of Nigeria (MHWUN), has recognised selected Nigerians who according to them, played key roles leading to Nigeria’s attainment of the Wild Polio Virus free status. Top among them are ...
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IDUAI: Ganduje Reaffirms Commitment To Empower Citizens Through FOI ActÂ
Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano state has reaffirmed his administration’s readiness to espouse and make effective the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act 2011 with a view to empowering the citizens to participate actively in governance. The state commissioner for Information, Malam Muhammad Garba disclosed the governor’s commitment in a ...
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Police Arraign 2 Over Alleged Cult Membership
The police on Monday arraigned two men before an Ogudu Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly belonging to a secret society. The defendants, Charles Chuwuemeka, 23, and Taiwo Babalola, 28 whose addresses were not provided, are facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and membership of an unlawful society. The prosecutor, ASP ...
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PMB Greets Xi Jinping On China’s 71st Anniversary
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Chinese President Xi Jinping on the 71st Anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic of China, expressing delight that the bond of friendship between Nigeria and China has continued to strengthen. Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s spokesman, in a statement in Abuja on Monday, said ...
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Insurance Stakeholders Advocate Gender Diversity To Optimise Growth
BY ZAKA KHALIQ, Lagos Insurance experts have advocated for gender diversity as well as persuading vibrant young graduates to join insurance industry to optimise growth and development of the sector. The experts, who spoke at the virtual ‘Dive In Festival in Nigeria 2020’ conference at the weekend, deliberated extensively on ...